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New Release of Visiprise Manufacturing Advances the Single Environment Manufacturing Strategy - Key to Global Manufacturers

Enhancements make it easier to find, track and share operational information across a global enterprise

ATLANTA, GA - December 21, 2005 Visiprise, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of Visiprise Manufacturing 4.1. Building on its integrated manufacturing platform rolled out earlier this year, Visiprise Manufacturing 4.1 provides an enhanced user experience with increased performance and scalability while improving system security.

Some of the new features found in Visiprise Manufacturing 4.1 that uniquely position the solution for global manufacturers include:

• Integrated Product Dashboard, allows users the ability to view work instructions, assembly components and data collection requirements through a single, configurable dashboard
• Device History Record Reports, key for manufacturers producing items requiring compliance, provides for the display of a complete history of a product through a single view or record
• Time-based Component Traceability, enhanced to include feeder staging for faster machine changeover for electronics manufacturers
• Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) permits authentication using secure, single sign-on when accessing the application across the Internet
• Enhanced Data Collection, enables manufacturers to require that certain data be approved and validated and supports the use of formulas

“These additions further strengthen Visiprise Manufacturing’s ability to help global manufacturers integrate manufacturing operations,” said Sean McCloskey, president and chief executive officer of Visiprise. “As all segments of manufacturing continue to globalize, solutions like ours are vital to companies looking for richer visibility, enhanced performance and stronger security.”

For in-depth information about Visiprise Manufacturing 4.1, benefits and key component descriptions, visit www.visiprise.com or call Visiprise at 1-800-953-5606.

This announcement comes on the heels of Visiprise closing on $32 million of new financing led by Investor Growth Capital and Westbury Partners, and the subsequent completion of a merger with HMS Software, Inc., making Visiprise the industry leader in delivering integrated manufacturing operation solutions.

About Visiprise

Visiprise is a leading provider of software solutions for integrating manufacturing operations. Visiprise solutions help customers plan, define, control, execute and analyze manufacturing operations in a single environment, to easily integrate with existing enterprise applications. Focused on aerospace and defense, electronics, automotive and specialty vehicles, and the medical device industries, more than 200 customers around the globe turn to Visiprise for improvements in operating costs, quality and manufacturing visibility. Customers include Action, BAE Systems, Boeing, Celestica, ConMed, E-Z-GO Textron, Lockheed Martin, Philips Lighting, Solectron and Thales Avionics. For more information, visit www.visiprise.com.

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Media contact for Visiprise:
Mike Neumeier
404-929-0091 ext. 210
mneumeier@arketi.com